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Cooking in The Keys

At Cooking in the Keys, I share easy seafood recipes inspired by everyday life in the Florida Keys. You'll find fresh fish dishes, quick shrimp meals, stone crab, lobster, and simple sides, along with flavorful steak recipes for easy dinners at home.

Key West Recipes

A collection of easy recipes inspired by home cooking in Key West.

  • Smoked fish dip with cream cheese, mayo and crackers.
    Florida Smoked Fish Dip Recipe
  • Crispy pan-fried mahi mahi fillets with panko breadcrumbs, flaky sea salt, parsley, lemon wedges, and creamy bang bang sauce on a dark slate background.
    Pan Fried Mahi Mahi
  • cooking key west spiny lobster tails with butter and lemon
    How To Boil Spiny Lobsters
  • pan cooked snapper fillets with lemon and veggies
    Pan Seared Snapper Fillets
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stone crab claws on ice with mustard sauce

Stone Crabs with Mustard Sauce

Sweet, succulent Florida stone crab claws served with a creamy, tangy mustard sauce. A classic Keys favorite that's simple, fresh, and perfect for entertaining.


Flaky pan-seared mahi mahi with garlic butter, lemon, and a fork lifting a piece of fish.

How To Cook Fresh Mahi Mahi

Learn how to cook fresh mahi mahi that's tender, flaky, and flavorful using the grill, oven, or stovetop.


Key lime pie with whipped cream.

Authentic Key West Key Lime Pie

This classic Key lime pie is sweet and tangy with a simple graham cracker crust. This is a real key lime pie recipe from The Keys.

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Fresh Fish Recipes

Fresh fish is central to Florida Keys cooking. These are straightforward recipes built around fresh seafood.

  • what to servew ith breaded fish fillets
    What to Serve With Breaded Fish?
  • Salmon chowder in a white bowl.
    Salmon Chowder Recipe
  • Pan seared coho salmon with garlic butter, cilantro lime cauliflower rice, red cabbage, and sliced radishes.
    Pan-Seared Coho Salmon with Garlic Butter
  • mahi mahi fish tacos
    Fried Mahi Mahi Tacos
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Felice Kaufman

I'm Felice, a chef and food blogger in Key Largo, Florida. Cooking in the Keys focuses on simple steak and seafood recipes, along with fruits and vegetables from South Florida. My goal is to make cooking easy with recipes anyone can follow.

Want to know how I ended up cooking in the Keys? Find out more here

Tropical Appetizer Recipes

A collection of easy appetizer recipes inspired by Florida Keys cooking.

  • boiled shrimp with coktail sauce and lemons
    Boiled Shrimp With Old Bay
  • sweet creamy coleslaw with cabbage, carrots, peppers, and creamy dressing
    Sweet Coleslaw
  • Green mussels from new Zealand in a green dish.
    Green Mussels Recipe
  • Skillet blackened shrimp with garlic butter, lemon wedges, and fresh parsley.
    Cajun Blackened Shrimp
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Shrimp Recipes

Sweet and snappy Key West Pink Shrimp are perfect for quick, flavorful meals, whether grilled, sautéed, or chilled for shrimp cocktail.

  • Gluten-free coconut shrimp served with sweet chili dipping sauce on a white plate.
    Gluten-Free Coconut Fried Shrimp with Panko
  • Creamy shrimp chowder with bacon, potatoes, carrots, celery, parsley, and oyster crackers in a white bowl.
    Creamy Shrimp Chowder
  • Shrimp and scrambled eggs topped with scallions and parsley, served with avocado slices and a lemon wedge on a white plate
    Shrimp and Scrambled Eggs
  • Fresh shrimp on ice with lemon wedges.
    High Protein Shrimp Recipes
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pan cooked snapper fillets with lemon and veggies

Fish Recipes

shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce

Shrimp Recipes

sliced crispy chicken cutlet with lemon wedges and ketchup

Chicken Recipes

porterhouse-steak

Steak Recipes

garden salad ingredients with mixed greens cherry tomatoes cucumber and red onion on a plate

Salad Recipes

peach mango salsa with lime and tortillas

Fruit Recipes

Latest Recipes

Here are the most recent recipes from Cooking in the Keys, featuring simple meals made with fresh seafood, meat, and vegetables.

  • Roasted beet and pear salad with figs, feta, almonds, red onion, and mixed greens.
    Beet and Pear Salad with Figs and Feta
  • Fresh grilled mahi mahi fillet garnished with herbs and served with a lemon wedge, perfect for seafood lovers and healthy eating.
    How to Cook Fresh Mahi Mahi
  • Blackbelly rosefish fillet browned in a skillet and served with lemon butter sauce and green beans.
    Pan-Fried Blackbelly Rosefish
  • Veggie burger bowl with cauliflower rice, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, red onions, parsley, and fresh blueberries.
    Burger Bowls with Cauliflower Rice
  • Baked Japanese sweet potatoes split open with melting butter
    How to Bake Japanese Sweet Potatoes
  • Cilantro lime cauliflower rice served on a white plate with a lime wedge, fresh cilantro, and a spoonful ready to serve.
    Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
  • Blackened fish taco salad with avocado, jalapeños, radishes, lime, flour tortillas, and creamy taco sauce.
    How To Make Fish Tacos
  • Pan-seared fish topped with lemon butter, capers, garlic, and parsley with a lemon wedge
    Lemon Butter Fish
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Welcome!

Hi, I’m Felice. I live in the Florida Keys and share easy recipes made with fresh seafood, steak, and seasonal vegetables. My cooking is inspired by island life and made with simple, real food.

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    Blackened Swordfish Recipe
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    Shrimp Salad with Pasta

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